Pea Soup
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Delicious traditional pea soup. Always a big hit with friends and family.
Ingredients
9 cups Chicken Broth
3 cups yellow split peas
1 ½ medium sized onions - diced
3 celery hearts (ribs) - diced
4 medium carrots diced
1 package maple bacon - diced
2 cloves garlic - diced
1 ham bone or package of ground ham
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp white vinegar
2 tbsp thyme (leaves only)
2 bay leaves
Instructions
- Turn stove on high heat
- In a large stock pot add bacon and cook until well done (do not burn)
- Add onions and celery. Sauté for a few minutes
- Add ham bone (or ground ham), split peas, carrots, garlic, thyme, sugar, bay leaves, and then add the chicken broth
- Bring pot to a boil, reduce heat to low and then cook for 2 hours
- After the 2 hours, remove the pot from the heat
- If applicable, remove the ham bone. Cut off the meat and chop into smaller pieces. Add pieces to the soup
- Add the white vinegar and mix the soup for a few minutes
- Enjoy!
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